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Peanut vs. Yolk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between peanuts and yolk

  • Peanuts have more copper, manganese, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin E; however, yolk has more choline, selenium, and vitamin B12.
  • Yolk's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 362% more.
  • Peanuts have 503 times more vitamin B3 than yolk. Peanuts have 12.066mg of vitamin B3, while yolk has 0.024mg.
  • Peanuts have a higher glycemic index than yolk.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Peanuts, all types, raw and Egg, yolk, raw, fresh.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Peanut
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 120% 28% 62% 172% 381% 89% 161% 2.3% 252% 39%
Yolk
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 39% 9.6% 102% 26% 63% 167% 6.3% 7.2% 305%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +546.8%
Contains more IronIron +67.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1385.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3416.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +677.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~390mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Peanut
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 167% 0% 160% 31% 226% 106% 80% 0% 0% 180% 29%
Yolk
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 127% 52% 81% 44% 122% 0.45% 179% 81% 244% 1.8% 110% 447%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50175%
Contains more FolateFolate +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +291.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1462.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.35mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peanut Yolk DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 1085mg 362%
Choline 52.5mg 820.2mg 140%
Copper 1.144mg 0.077mg 119%
Selenium 7.2µg 56µg 89%
Manganese 1.934mg 0.055mg 82%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.95µg 81%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.558g 4.204g 76%
Vitamin B3 12.066mg 0.024mg 75%
Vitamin A 0µg 381µg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.64mg 0.176mg 39%
Magnesium 168mg 5mg 39%
Vitamin E 8.33mg 2.58mg 38%
Fats 49.24g 26.54g 35%
Fiber 8.5g 0g 34%
Monounsaturated fat 24.426g 11.738g 32%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.528mg 30%
Vitamin D 0IU 218IU 27%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.4µg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.767mg 2.99mg 24%
Folate 240µg 146µg 24%
Iron 4.58mg 2.73mg 23%
Protein 25.8g 15.86g 20%
Potassium 705mg 109mg 18%
Saturated fat 6.279g 9.551g 15%
Calories 567kcal 322kcal 12%
Zinc 3.27mg 2.3mg 9%
Calcium 92mg 129mg 4%
Carbs 16.13g 3.59g 4%
Phosphorus 376mg 390mg 2%
Sodium 18mg 48mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 7.63g 3.59g N/A
Sugar 4.72g 0.56g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.35mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.25mg 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0.883mg 0.687mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.907mg 0.866mg 0%
Leucine 1.672mg 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 0.926mg 1.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.317mg 0.378mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.377mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 1.082mg 0.949mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.416mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.114g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
4
26% 49% 16% 7% 2%
Protein: 25.8 g
Fats: 49.24 g
Carbs: 16.13 g
Water: 6.5 g
Other: 2.33 g
Yolk
1
16% 27% 4% 52% 2%
Protein: 15.86 g
Fats: 26.54 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 52.31 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.7%
Contains more FatsFats +85.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +349.3%
Contains more OtherOther +37.1%
Contains more WaterWater +704.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Peanut
3
14% 53% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.279 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.426 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.558 g
Yolk
0
37% 46% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.738 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.204 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +108.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +270.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Peanut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172430/nutrients
  2. Yolk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172184/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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